Brassiere and similar garments



Sept. 16, 1947. E. w. GLUCKINV BRASSIERE AND SIMILAR GARMENTS Filed Feb. 17, 1945 BY g vglrwd Anmlzy Patented Sept. 16, 1 947 UNITED STATES I PATENT OF F ICE 'BRASISIEREAND sIMILAReARMENrs- Edwin W. Gl-ucliin, em okl n'. Y. Application February 17, 1945, S'eriaiNo; 578,504 67'Claims. (C1; 2 12) This invention relates: to garments employing breast supporting cups or pockets with means for supporting the same upon the body of a wearer. More particularly, -the invention deals with-garments of this type and kind having strap members independently supporting lower portions of each pocket upon. the body, of the wearer in supporting the breasts in raised and youthful position- Still more-particularly, the invention deals with a brassire structure in which the lower portion. of the pockets include extending bands adapted for engagement with the body below the breasts, forming what-might be termed a 'body band, with one or more elastic inserts in said band inproducing .a better fit of the garment upon the body of a wearer. .The novel. features of the invention will; bebest understood from the following description: when: taken together with the accompanying drawingJnwhich certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed, and in which the separate parts aredesignated by suitable reference charactersin eachsof the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is the'front perspective view of one form of brassire which I employ, with part of the construction broken away.

Fig. 2- is an inside view of the front portion; only of the brassiere. shown in Fig.1; and

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing only a part of' the construction and. showing a...modification. I

- The present inventionconstitutes acontinuation in-part of the structure disclosed my prior application Serial Number 556,604; filed September 30., 1944, having since matured in Patent 2,374,093, issued-April 1-7, 1945;

In Figs. 1 and2 of thedrawing is shown front and rear views. of at leastthe front portion of the garment or brassiere. In these figures, and Illa represent two substantially similar pockets joined centrally of the garment; as indicated at H. Attached tdouter-side portions of the pockets are side and back bands l-Zand l3 detach.- ably' coupled, as seeniat M 1 in any desired manner, .as-is customary in garments of this type and. kind. Oneof the bands for example, the band [3. may inc1udean=elastic insert to provideyieldablemounting. of the garment-upon the body of the wearer... Attheupper central por tion of each pocket is secured. astrap or loop l6 and I 1 with which-.is adjustably coupledshou'lder straps l8 and,l8- through the medium of buckles v and-.21 the strapsJB-and-IB being attachedtothe .bands I Z. and [-3. at the rear portions thereof, as. indicated. atv 22' and 23.

'Eachpocket at the lower central- -portion-thereofhas a. dart 2-4 and '25 to give bust conformi-ng contour to thetpoc-kets, and lower portions ofthe pockets below the darts have-free relatively movable ends, the ends 26 and 21 being continuous with inner portions of-t-hep'ockets and overlyin -outerside portions thereof, whereas the ends 28 and 29: terminatesubstantially in alinement withthe darts .2 4 and 2-5; The ends 26 and 2.1- join the outer side edge-portions of the pockets t0 and tila inelastic straps 30 and 34 .1 Attached tothe ends '22 and 29- areelastic or Lastexns-traps-or bands SZ-and 33-with which are coupled strap members 3.4 and- 35, which extend to and are coupled with theupper central portions ofthe pockets l0 and Illa where thestraps Hi and H are coupledtherewltnthe strap 34-extending to the upper-endof thepocket l-fict, and .the strap 35 crosses the strap 34 and extendstothe upper end-of the pocket in. :Inner side portions of the pockets 4 0. and Ma have buttonhole or other openings 36 and .31 through which the straps '34 and 35 pass after crossing centrally ofthe brassire. The ends ofthestra-ps 34 and 35 jointhe upper portions of the .brassire inelastic straps 38- and- 3;9-res-pectively, although the latter straps are not absolutely essential if the pads or straps 32 and 33 are composed of elastic. material. 1

Quter side portions of each of the pockets l0 and 1011 have extending band portions ill-and 4| at lower edge portions thereof. Inneradjacent sides of thepockets have similar extensions 42-and=43,. the latter being joined by the same center stitchings- H: employed .tosecure adjacent edges-of the pockets together. The bard extensions 42x and 43* are 'located' centrally of the garment andare joined tothe extensions 40 and 4-1: by elasticstraps44-and-45l It will. also be noted that the side and back bands-I 2 and I3 are .oi-asuflicient-widthto extend. ontothe outer: ends of -the .bandsMl and 41 for attachment of. these parts. It will thus be seen, that while the pockets "lat-31nd ma are actually separated in the relaportions of the pocket by the strap ends 26-41 and the supporting straps 3435. It will be understood that the lower edge portions of the straps 26 and 21 are unattached to the band portions 404l and the elastic couplings 4445. In other words, the inner end portions of the bands 4i]4l are continuous with the edges 28 and 29, whereas the parts 26 and 21 extend from the inner sides of the pockets above the extensions 42 and 43.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing is shown a modification of the structure illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, which deals primarily with the formation of the body band at the lower portion of the brassiere. In other words, instead of having two elastic inserts similar to the inserts id and 35, a single insert 46 is disposed centrally of the brassiere and couples two longer band portions 4? and 48 which would otherwise be equivalent to the bands 46 and 4|. In this construction, 49 and 59a represent the pockets which are substantially the same as the pockets and Ma, one difference being, however, that the bands d! and 48 are made as separate parts which are attached at the lower outer sides of the pockets along the upper edges of the bands to the ends and 5!, similar to the ends 28 and 29, and then are free. The bends are held in position upon the central portion of the brassire by tongue-like extensions 52 on the inner portions of the brassiere arranged inwardly of the elastic 46 and stitched or otherwise secured to the elastic as at 53, in alinement with the attachment 54. This construction serves to maintain the central portion of the brassire upon the body of the wearer.

No detailed description of the pockets 49 and 49a will be given, except in generally identifying the several parts equivalent to the parts illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The shoulder straps equivalent to the straps l8 and is are generally identified by the reference characters 55 and 56. At 51 and 58 are shown straps equivalent to the straps 34 and 35, the only difference here being that the elastic or Lastex straps or pads 59 and 80 are attached to the free ends 50 and 5| of the pockets somewhat higherthan in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The straps 51 and 58 pass through openings 6i and 62, similar to the openings 36 and 31. At 63 and 64 are shown the strap extensions from the inner portions of the pockets similar to the extensions 26 and '21.

With the structure shown in Fig, 3, lower portions of the pockets are relatively movable, as in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and in addition, the body bands 41 and 48 are relatively movable through the elastic support or coupling 46. It will be apparent that the bands 4? and 48 serve to aid in supporting the lower outer side portions of the pockets in position upon the breasts of the wearer, and this is also true of the bands 40 and ll of the structure shown in Figs. 1

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Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatcut is:

1. A brassire of the class described comprising a pair of similar breast pockets, means joining adjacent edge portions of the pockets, means attached to outer side edges and upper portions.

of the pockets for adjustably supporting the same upon the body of the wearer, each pocket having free parts, said parts being continuous with inner and outer side portions of each pocket, the strap d of the inner part extending to and being secured to the outer side edge of the pocket, the strap of the outer part extending to and being secured to the upper central portion of an opposed pocket, said outer side portions of the breast pockets having body band portions extending below the straps or said inner parts, and other body band forming means including resilient means joined with inner edges of the body band portions and with a central downwardly extending portion of the brassiere for providing added resilient support of the outer side portions of said pockets.

2. A brassiere of the class described comprising a pair of similar breast pockets, means joining adjacent edge portions of the pockets, means attached to outer side edges and upper portions of the pockets for adjustably supporting the same upon the body of the wearer, each pocket having centrally of the lower portion thereof free relatively movable parts, straps coupled with said free parts, said parts being continuous with inner and outer side portions of each pocket, the strap of the inner part extending to and being secured to the outer side edge of th'e pocket, the strap of the outer part extending to and being secured to the upper central portion of an opposed pocket, the outer side portions of the pockets having downwardly extending body band portions, the inner side portions of the pockets having downward extensions forming a central body band portion on said brassire, and elastic inserts coupling each of said first named body band portions with said last named body band portion.

3. A brassiere of the class described comprising a pair of similar breast pockets, means joining adjacent edge portions of the pockets, means attached to outer side edges and upper portions of the pockets for adjustably supporting the same upon the body of the wearer, each pocket having centrally of the lower portion thereof free relatively movable parts, straps coupled with said free parts, said parts being continuous with inner and outer side portions of each pocket, the strap of the inner part extending to and being secured to the outer side edge of the pocket, the strap of the outer part extending to and being secured to the upper central portion of an opposed pocket, each pocket having at the lower edge of the outer side portion thereof a body band part adapted to fit the body beneath the breasts, elastic means joining adjacent edge portions of said body band parts, and the inner side portions of the pockets having downward extensions attached to said last named elastic means centrally thereof.

4. A brassiere of the class described comprising breast pockets, means for supporting the pockets on the body of a wearer, each pocket comprising relatively movable inner and outer sides at lower portions thereof, the inner sides having wide extensions overlying and movable relatively to the outer sides, elastic straps joining said wide extensions to outer edges of the pockets, the outer sides having Lastex pad portions arranged upon inner surfaces of, the inner sides of the pockets, said pad portions having straps extending to and coupled with upper central portions of opposed pockets, said straps being crossed intermediate said pockets, inner and outer sides of each pocket having band portions at lower edges thereof, and said band'portions of each pocket being yieldably joined by an elastic insert;

5. A brassiere of the class described comprising breast pockets, means for supporting the pockets on the body of a wearer, each pocket comprising relatively movable inner and outer sides at lower inner surfaces of the inner sides of the pockets;

said pad portions having straps extending to and coupled with upper central portions of opposed pockets, said straps being crossed intermediate said pockets, inner sides of the pockets havin downwardly directed band extensions at adjacent edges thereof, other band extensions at lower edges of outer sides of said pockets, and elastic means joining the last named band extension of each pocket with the first named band extension of said pocket. i

6. A brassiere of the class described comprising breast pockets, means for supporting the pockets on the body of the wearer, each pocket comprising relatively movable inner and outer sides at lower portions thereof, inner sides of the pockets 6 having downwardly directed band extensions at adjacent portions thereof, other band extensions at lower portions of the outer sides of said pockets, and elastic means joining the last named band extensions or said pockets with the first named band extensions of said pockets thereof providing for relative movement of the inner and outer lower portions of said pockets.

EDWIN W. GLUCKIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,101,716 Kunstadter Dec. '7, 1937 2,078,099 Rotelli et a1 Apr. 20, 1937 1,989,303 Alberts Jan. 29, 1935 2,100,890 Witkower Nov. 30, 1937 

